TEAMSTERS LEADER TAKES THE FIFTH, DUCKS QUESTIONS ON PROBE TARGETS

Teamsters President Jackie Presser Tuesday invoked the Fifth Amendment 15 times before the President's Commission on Organized Crime, ducking questions on investigative targets that include a New York City construction project involving the Schiavone Construction Co.

Presser, his lawyer at his side, was asked whether he was aware that a no- show position of "working Teamsters foreman" had been created on a New York project being run by the Schiavone firm, or that the job had gone to the driver for "Harry Gross, a convicted racketeer," or that the position was paid for by the Schiavone firm.

Former Labor Secretary Raymond J. Donovan was a Schiavone vice president before joining the Reagan administration. He resigned after being indicted on charges stemming from his involvement in the construction company.

Other unanswered questions put to the head of the 1.4 million-member labor organization insinuated that he had hand-picked candidates for spots on the National Labor Relations Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission.